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Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical....Sophia Loren
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Morgue Contained
Such loveliness she once possessed
And yet she would deny
In youth she wore the comely dress
Of face from hair to eye
She did not think her image worth
The praise that she received
Embarrassed she would laugh with mirth
For she did not believe
She saw herself as so much less
When she was so much more
At glance no one would ever guess
The blindness at her core
Her bible were her magizines
Her mirror, friend and foe
She saw herself as hag and queen
Her moods from joy to woe
She made herself a shallow vow
To show a better view
Remake her face from chin to brow
Into a beauty new
But new was never quite enough
She always wanted more
Each surgery was pretty rough
Then those she chose before
Addicted the the lure of self
Driven beyond vain
Her face a treasure, beyond wealth
And now she's morgue contained
Pax
A
Janary 2008
The very image of self acceptance so brutally crippled by inner feelings of what beauty is
Peace, Love & Poetry
Vickie
Sheila
excellent writing
bill
Also women who went to have breast implants, but the results are disgusting. After the surgery the connecting tissue around the implants shrunk and died and all that's left to see are....well, you can really tell when one has it!!!!!
I can never understand why women would go under the knife and let another person fool around with their faces.
What a sad tragedy for the character in this poem!!! A good message to all!!! (Even the guys are having surgeries now)
Sandie Angel :(
Ron
This could be written about a neighbor of mine. She grew up picking cotton; she had wrinkles. Oh, she hated them. So, she decided to have a face lift and skin dermabrasion: she wound up with third degree burns on her face and an infection. She had a knee replacement, wasn't quite over the infection, got sepsis (poison in the bloodstream) and DIED. 52 years old. I'm thankful for every wrinkle, grey hair and imperfection I've got!!!!!! Powerfully penned sadness: too bad women will never conform to society's ideal.
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Driven beyond vain
Her face a treasure, beyond wealth
And now she's morgue contained
Sad but beautifully written.
God Bless you and her,
Lew
-gene.